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And so it begins
by Yerusalyim in.
tom green, the convicted polygamist in utah, is requesting (through his lawyers of course) that the supreme court overturn his convictions based both on the supreme court ruling on the texas sodomy law and the massachucetts supreme court ruling on gay marriage.. so begins the trip down the slippery slope.
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And so it begins
by Yerusalyim in.
tom green, the convicted polygamist in utah, is requesting (through his lawyers of course) that the supreme court overturn his convictions based both on the supreme court ruling on the texas sodomy law and the massachucetts supreme court ruling on gay marriage.. so begins the trip down the slippery slope.
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expatbrit
Yippeeee!! Polygamyyyyy!!!!
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JW Prep Schools?!
by imallgrowedup ini was just reading another thread that mentioned something that knocked me over!
this thread mentions the existence of jw prep schools!
can anyone enlighten me on this topic?
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JW Prep Schools?!
by imallgrowedup ini was just reading another thread that mentioned something that knocked me over!
this thread mentions the existence of jw prep schools!
can anyone enlighten me on this topic?
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Aaaannnnndddd I'm spent......
by safe4kids init has been accomplished, it's over, done, kaput.
a chapter of my life that has lasted 5 and 1/2 years has reached its final page and the book is now closed.
(no, i'm not talking about my sex life, that's been more than...erm, well, never mind).
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expatbrit
Congratulations Dana! You deserve every bit of pride in your accomplishment that I hope you feel. Now, forward to fame, riches, and conquering the world, Napoleon! And crack open that 2 litre bottle of diet pepsi!
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Britcoms & Sitcoms Questionaire.
by Englishman inseeing as how us brits are so acclaimed across the world, ie, the the beloved of the french.
some of these sit-coms do actually exist, btw.
how do you rate the one's that are real?.
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BTW: Is it only me that thinks Benny Hill was absolutely crap ?
Yes.
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Britcoms & Sitcoms Questionaire.
by Englishman inseeing as how us brits are so acclaimed across the world, ie, the the beloved of the french.
some of these sit-coms do actually exist, btw.
how do you rate the one's that are real?.
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expatbrit
(Sarcasm intentional, in the UK it is not the sole preserve of ExpatBrits gay chums)
I have gay chums? Can they give me a fashion makeover?
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This Is So Weird----We Don't Miss Even A Little Bit----Our Being Witnesses!
by minimus inmy wife and i were talking today about how we just don't miss the meetings, the service, the association..... we miss nothing.
she's been a jw for over 25 years and i've been for more than 45 years----and once we simply stopped going, there was no sadness, no questioning our decision.
it's almost like we are carrying on as if we were never witnesses.
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I miss the massive penis envy from all the other brothers when I was on microphone duty.
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Elder called me JUST NOW. LMAO
by Vivamus in*watery eyes from laughing*.
omg, remember i went to the hall for the magazines.
lmao.
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expatbrit
My brilliant response "the demons stopped existing when i left the cult"
That is brilliant, Viv! Well done!
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Forget Twister, let's play Mahabis!
by expatbrit inyes, it's the popular party game that's taken iraq by desert storm!.
the ancient art of deception.
nov 27th 2003 | baghdad .
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Yes, it's the popular party game that's taken Iraq by desert storm!
The ancient art of deceptionNov 27th 2003 | BAGHDAD
From The Economist print edition
Iraqis are brilliant hiders and seekers, even when it's just for funAS AN aid to hunting Baathist fugitives, the Pentagon devised a poker deck featuring Saddam Hussein as the ace of spades. But America's sleuths might do better to borrow their methods from Iraq's own favourite parlour game, which is known as mahabis (rhyming with cannabis).
It takes a rather large parlour to stage a proper mahabis match, so the game is often played outdoors, traditionally during the long nights of Ramadan. The object is to find a hidden mahbas, or signet ring. Two teams, each numbering from 50 to 250 and seated in rows, face each other, taking turns to conceal the ring. The team leader, or sheikh, starts an innings by passing in front of his own team. With a blanket covering his hands, he stops in front of each player. When the pass is done, all players remain seated with closed fists in their lap, but only one holds the ring.
The fun begins when the rival sheikh approaches to scour the faces of his opponents. The sheikh can eliminate as many players as he wants, but he has only one chance to pick the exact hand that is holding the mahbas. If he chooses wrongly, his team loses a point and the ring stays with the successfully deceitful team for another round. The first team to lose 20 points loses the whole thing. Simple as the game sounds, the sheikh's task requires skill, cunning, a penetrating knowledge of human nature and immense powers of observation.
Before the war, the government itself ran a national mahabis tournament, with the finals beamed live on state television. Iraq's current troubles have made it hard to arrange such a large-scale event this year, but in Baghdad, at least, rival neighbourhoods still tussle.
At a youth club in the Karada district, local boys face visitors from Dora, across the river. Fadhil Abbas, Karada's burly captain, is all ferocity, nostrils blasting thick shafts of cigarette smoke as he stalks Dora's ranks. ?You lot, out,? he barks, sending off 20 players. A few minutes later he has dismissed all but four, and they have scarcely settled down before Mr Abbas lunges at one of them, so startling him that he cries out as his tormentor triumphantly extracts the ring.
The trick, explains Mr Abbas, is to understand that the eyes which stayed watchful, rather than relaxing, in the instant after he declared that only four players remained were the eyes of the ring-holder. Asked if his talents might be used for hunting down Saddam Hussein, he just grins and shakes his head.